Table-support.



. PATENTED MAR. 10.1908. V. G. LUPPERT.

TABLE SUPPORT.

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VALENTINE C. LUPPERT, OF SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

TABLE-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 10, 1908.

Application filed July 24, 1907. Serial No. 385,246.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VALENTINE C. LUP- rERT, citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at South Williamsport, in the county of Lycoming andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Table-Supports, and do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making a part of thisspecification, and to the lettersand figures of reference marked thereon.

The present invention has relation to that class of devices especiallydesigned for supporting one table or like article of furniture aboveanother for storing or exhibiting purposes, and has special reference tothetable support for which a patent was granted to me December 18 1906,wherein is provided means by which the upper one of the table or likearticle of furniture is capable of being tilted upon its support to moresatisfactorily exhibit the same.

The object of the invention is to improve tables and thereby enabling athird piece of furniture to be exhibited and the saving of floor space.

The invention consists in a table support constructed substantially asshown in the drawings and hereinafter described.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of a table supportembodying my invention, two of such supports being shown and theposition of the tables shown in. dotted lines.

ig. 2 a detailperspeotive view of the upper end of one of the supports.Fig. 3 a horizontal cross section taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2, showingthe means preferably employed for holding the pivoted bracket in atilted position.

11 the accompanying drawings, A represents a suitable bracket havingarms B extending at right angles thereto, the brackets being single ordouble as preferred so that a horizontal line of tables may besupported.

The bracket A is suitably pivoted to the upper end of standards C Dwhich are adapted to fold together when not required for use, but whenextended are held in such position by suitable braces a b which comprisea pivoted locking means clearly and fully described in my former patent,said standards at their lower ends having wide feet or supports 0. Thebrackets A have pivoted thereto a metal brace E, the lower end of saidbrace having an elon ated slot d, the opening e joining the slot atright angle thereto to en-' able the brace at its lower end to bedisengaged from the means connecting it with the standard.

The means and construction above described are clearly shown anddescribed in my former patent and in the present case are simplyillustrated to show the application of my improvement thereto. The meansshown for movably holding the brace in my former patent to the standardconsisted in a simple guide-pin projecting from the standard andengaging the slot in the pivoted brace to provide a guidetherefor.

In the above construction there were no provision made for holding thebracket with table in its tilted position without the use of the hands,and in providing some means by which the bracket unaided by the handsmay be retained in its tilted position. I preferably employ a screw boltF, spring or springs G, and thumb nut or nuts f.

Fig. 2 of the drawings shows a table-support wherein double brackets Aare used in place of a single bracket to adapt the support to more thanone table or where a line of tables are to be supported, suchconstruction being clearly shown and described in my former patent.Where the double brackets are used as above described, each bracket hasits own brace E and to. adapt the bolt where double braces are used,both ends of the bolt are screw threaded to receive thumbnuts and doublesprings are used, the bolt passing through both the braces, as shown inFig. 3 of the drawings.

Springs G encircle the bolt F and are located between the thumb nuts fand washers g; washers it being located between the braces F and thestandard D. When the table is tilted to the desired angle by ressingdown on one edge thereof which wil in turn tilt the bracket A, whichmovement is allowed through the medium of the slotted braces E, thebraces are held securely in position which they will assume by thetilting of the table by turning the thumb-nuts in the proper directionto compress the coils of the springs G, thereby rigidly and securelyholding the brackets in their tilted position. The bolt, thumbnut andthe spring is one of many means that may be employed for obtaining theresult desired, either where a single bracket is used or a doublebracket, and

such changes or modifications in the means employed for holding thebracket in its adjusted position as would come within ordinary judgment,may be resorted to without departing from the essential features of theinvention.

The means employed for supporting a rocking chair above the upper one ofthe tables, consists in two supporting props H I suitably secured to oneof the standards and projecting the desired distance above the same. Theprops H I have bearing notches *L at their upper ends with which engagehorizontal bars or rods J as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, said propsbeing connected together by a removable brace K which is headed at oneend and hooked at the opposite end to engage the elongated opening j inthe prop I. The rocking chair is retained above the upper one of thetables by resting on the two bars or rods J and can be convenientlyremoved when desired.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is I A table support comprising twostandards, supporting rackets pivoted thereto, and supporting propsconnected to the standards and projecting above the same, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I a'll'ix my signature 1n presence of twowitnesses.

VALENTIN E G. IJUPPER'I.

Witnesses FLOYD R. WALTZ, HUGH GILMORE.

